Marlborough child abduction suspect Frederick McCluskey being held in Ulster County Jail; bail set at $25K

A town of Newburgh man was being held Saturday night in the Ulster County Jail, with bail set at $25,000, in connection with the abduction of his 4-year-old son from a daycare center in Marlborough.

Frederick McCluskey, 27, was captured by Marlborough police Friday afternoon in Gardiner and charged with reckless endangerment, a felony; and endangering the welfare of a child and reckless driving, both misdemeanors.

McCluskey was arraigned Friday night by Marlborough Town Justice Eleanor Gallagher. She ordered him held in the jail in lieu of $25,000 cash bail or $50,000 bond.

An Amber Alert, which alerts the public to a child abduction, was issued after police said McCluskey took his 4-year-old son, also named Frederick, from the Alphabet Tree Children's Center at 139 Western Ave. in Marlborough about 9:20 a.m. Friday. Police said the incident happened after McCluskey was involved in a domestic incident in the town of Newburgh.

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McCluskey sped off from the daycare center and was pursued by police, but they said they gave up the chase in the interest of the child's safety.

Police later found McCluskey at a friend's house in Gardiner and caught him after a brief foot chase. The boy was found in the house, unharmed, and the Amber Alert was canceled.